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Introductory Sociology
SOC151 SP

An introduction to the systematic study of the social sources and social consequences of human behavior, with emphasis upon culture, social structure, socialization, institutions, group membership, social conformity and social deviance. Sections may have variable content. Students are urged to consult instructors or the departmental office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Major Readings

Tobin et al., PRESCHOOL IN THREE CULTURES
Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM
Seiter, SOLD SEPARATELY
Eder, SCHOOL TALK
Marx & Engels, THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
MacLeod, AIN'T NO MAKIN' IT

Examinations and Assignments

Short papers

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

Instructor(s): Clawson,MaryAnn   

Times: ..T.T.. 08:30AM-09:50AM;     Location: PAC421

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: 18   FR: 17

Special Attributes:

SECTION 02

Major Readings

Erving Goffman, THE PRESENTATION OF SELF IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Judith Stacey, BRAVE NEW FAMILIES: STORIES OF DOMESTIC UPHEAVAL IN LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICA
Robin Kelley, YO' MAMA'S DISFUNKTIONAL: FIGHTING THE CULTURE WARS IN URBAN AMERICA
Arlie Hochschild, THE MANAGED HEART: COMMERCIALIZATION OF HUMAN FEELING
Lynn Chancer, SADOMASOCHISM IN EVERYDAY LIFE: THE DYNAMICS OF POWER AND POWERLESSNESS

Examinations and Assignments

Two mid-term exams, take home final, and ongoing journal of reaction to class readings.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

Instructor(s): Cutler,Jonathan    

Times: ..T.T.. 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: PAC422

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 15   FR: 15

Special Attributes:

SECTION 03

Major Readings

Kai T. Erickson, WAYWARD PURITANS, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1996.
Erving Goffman, STIGMA. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1963.
Arlie Hochschild, THE SECOND SHIFT. New York: Avon Books, 1989.
Carol Karlsen, THE DEVIL IN THE SHAPE OF A WOMAN. New York: Vintage Books, 1989.
Charles Lemert, SOCIAL THINGS. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997.
George Ritzer, THE MCDONALDIZATION OF SOCIETY. California: Pine Forge Press, 1993.
Carol Stack, ALL OUR KIN. New York: Basic Books, 1974.
Marina Warner, SIX MYTHS OF OUR TIME. New York: Vintage Press, 1994.
Max Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM. New York: Routledge, 1992.
Andrew Weil, THE NATURAL MIND. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972.
Terry Wi lliams, THE COCAINE KIDS. Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1989.
There are also a few reserve readings which will be available at the Reserve Room in the library.

Examinations and Assignments

Short papers, two long papers, discussion.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

Instructor(s): Blackstone,Lee R.   

Times: ..T.T.. 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: BTFDC

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: 25   FR: 10

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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